The value of molecular techniques to diagnose Ureaplasma urealyticum and Nocardia farcinica pleuropneumonia in a patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

An unusual case of pleural empyema related to Nocardia farcinica and Ureaplasma urealyticum, occurring after autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a 30-year-old patient with lymphoma, is reported. This case illustrates the role of repeated and comprehensive microbiological investiga...

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Main Authors: Etienne Canouï, Kim Blanc, Julien Loubinoux, Sandrine Valade, Cécile Hamard, Aurélie Lefebvre, Sandy Amorim, Cécile Bébéar, Veronica Rodriguez-Nava, David Lebeaux, Odile Launay, Marco Alifano, Antoine Rabbat, Solen Kernéis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217302394